唐人街的隐秘脉络：移民、社群与革命的交织The Hidden Threads of Chinatown: Migration, Community and Revolution

San Francisco's Chinatown is not only one of the city's most iconic tourist attractions but also a neighbourhood full of stories. On the surface it exudes a strong Oriental flavour that draws countless visitors, but behind it lies a complex history that spans the ocean. From the early waves of immigrants from Taishan, to the struggle to survive under the Chinese Exclusion Act, to the change in Chinese Americans' status after the Second World War; from the workings of clan associations and tongs, to the rise and fall of the gangs, to Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary plotting, Chinatown not only records the struggles of the Chinese in North America but also profoundly shaped the history of modern China. Taking the perspective of a citywalk, this session starts from Chinatown's surviving historic buildings and streets and takes you to discover the stories hidden in its alleys. - Migration: Why did people from Taishan make up the bulk of early Chinese immigrants to the United States? How did the social upheaval of the late Qing and the lure of overseas opportunity change their fate? - Community organisations: How did the Six Companies and the tongs shape the daily running of Chinatown? What role did gangs play in the competition for resources and survival? - Culture and crisis: After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, how did Chinatown rise from the ruins and get remade into an "Oriental culture theme park"? Was this an active choice or a reluctant compromise? - Law and resistance: Under the shadow of the Chinese Exclusion Act, how did Chinese Americans protect their rights through the law and nonviolent resistance? Why has Wong Chin Foo been called "the Chinese Martin Luther King"? - Revolution and connections: How did Sun Yat-sen plan his revolution in Chinatown? What little-known details lie hidden in Chinatown's ties with the late-Qing revolutionaries?